Franklin Regional School District

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**Franklin Regional School District**
Franklin Regional Middle School, as seen from the street.
District type	Public
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
Enrollment 2006-2007	Approx. 3,800 students
Grades	K-12
District location	Suburban
District Mascot	Panther
District colors	Blue and Gold
Student/Teacher Ratio	17:1

Franklin Regional School District is a school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring towns of Delmont and Export.

The school district consists of five buildings: Franklin Regional High School (grades 9-12), Franklin Regional Middle School (grades 6-8), Heritage Elementary School, Newlonsburg Elementary School, and Sloan Elementary School (each grades K-5).

1 Administration
2 School Board
3 Franklin Regional High School
4 External links

[edit] Administration

Dr. P. Emery D'Arcangelo - Superintendent
Darlene Von Behren - Director of Human Resources
Shelley Shaneyfelt - Director of Instruction Services and Public Relations
Daniel Watson - Director of Financial Services
Richard Liberto - Assistant to the Director of Financial Services
Frank Muto - Supervisor of Technology Services
Dennis Majewski - Director of Services
Ronald Suvak - Supervisor of Athletic & Facility Scheduling Services
Ronald Tarosky - Director of Special Education
Allan Mikach - Director of Counseling Services

[edit] School Board

Herb Yingling, President (Term 2007)
Stephen Hollingsworth, Vice-President (Term 2007)
Karen Cadwell, Secretary (Non-Elected)
Lynn Gurrentz (Term 2009)
Dr. Michael Gigliotti (Term 2009)
Mary Bach (Term 2007)
Paul Scheinert (Term 2009)
Janice Hill (Term 2007)
Joseph Seymour (Term 2009)
Allan Shafer (Term 2007)

[edit] Franklin Regional High School

Franklin Regional High School is the only high school in the school district. Enrollment is approximately 1,200 with an overwhelming majority of students participating in athletics, extracurricular activities, or student-led organizations.

The average combined old SAT I score for graduates (as of 2005) is 1121, and 93% of the 2005 graduating class planned to attend a post-secondary school.

Perhaps the most famous high school club is the marching band. The marching band consists of just under 200 members, and has performed in the 2001 Cherry Blossom Parade and the 2003 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band most recently performed in the 2005 Citrus Bowl Parade and the New Year's Eve 2005 parade in Walt Disney World.

Franklin Regional's varsity football team was state champion in 2005 (PIAA, AAA division). Five players from the championship team signed letters of intent to play football in college.